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ITALIAN VERB

avvicinarsi

to come closer, to approach

  • #341 most used
  • Regular -are verb
  • Past participle: avvicinato
  • Gerund: avvicinandosi

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. io I come closer
  2. tu you come closer
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she comes closer
  4. noi we come closer
  5. voi you all come closer
  6. loro they come closer

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

  1. io I came closer
  2. tu you came closer
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she came closer
  4. noi we came closer
  5. voi you all came closer
  6. loro they came closer

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. io I used to come closer
  2. tu you used to come closer
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she used to come closer
  4. noi we used to come closer
  5. voi you all used to come closer
  6. loro they used to come closer

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

  1. io I will come closer
  2. tu you will come closer
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she will come closer
  4. noi we will come closer
  5. voi you all will come closer
  6. loro they will come closer

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

  1. io I would come closer
  2. tu you would come closer
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she would come closer
  4. noi we would come closer
  5. voi you all would come closer
  6. loro they would come closer

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

  1. io (that) I come closer
  2. tu (that) you come closer
  3. lui, lei, Lei (that) he/she come closer
  4. noi (that) we come closer
  5. voi (that) you all come closer
  6. loro (that) they come closer

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders: tu, Lei, noi, voi

  1. tu come closer!
  2. Lei come closer! (formal)
  3. noi come closer! (let’s)
  4. voi come closer! (all of you)

How to use avvicinarsi

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Si avvicina Natale e non ho comprato niente.

    Christmas is getting close and I haven't bought anything.

  2. Past

    Un signore si è avvicinato per chiedere informazioni.

    A man came up to ask for directions.

  3. Imperfect

    La nave si avvicinava lentamente al porto.

    The ship was slowly approaching the harbour.

  4. Future

    Ci avvicineremo al palco per vedere meglio.

    We'll get closer to the stage to see better.

  5. Conditional

    Mi avvicinerei, ma il cane non sembra amichevole.

    I'd go closer, but the dog doesn't look friendly.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Non voglio che i bambini si avvicinino al fuoco.

    I don't want the children going near the fire.

  7. Imperative

    Avvicinati, non ti sento da lì.

    Come closer, I can't hear you from there.

Good to know

  • Avvicinarsi a: avvicinati alla finestra. Also of time: si avvicina l'estate.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -are verb.